Sat 31 Oct 1987
Division One
Pompey 1 Sheffield Wednesday 2
| Pos | Player | Goals | Subs |
| 1 | Alan Knight | ||
| 2 | Kenny Swain | ||
| 3 | Paul Hardyman | ||
| 4 | Kevin Dillon | 1 | |
| 5 | Malcolm Shotton | ||
| 6 | Kevin Ball | ||
| 7 | Barry Horne | ||
| 8 | Mike Fillery | * | |
| 8 | Cive Whitehead | s | |
| 9 | Ian Baird | ||
| 10 | Terry Connor | * | |
| 10 | Paul Mariner | s | |
| 11 | Vince Hilaire |
| Select Pompey player for stats |
| Scorers: Dillon p Manager: Alan Ball Attendance: 13,582 |
Season 1987/88
Fixtures
Select opponent for Pompey line-up Change Season
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score |
| Sat 15 Aug 1987 | Oxford United A | L | 2 - 4 |
| Tue 18 Aug 1987 | Chelsea H | L | 0 - 3 |
| Sat 22 Aug 1987 | Southampton H | D | 2 - 2 |
| Sat 29 Aug 1987 | Arsenal A | L | 0 - 6 |
| Mon 31 Aug 1987 | West Ham United H | W | 2 - 1 |
| Sat 5 Sep 1987 | Derby County A | D | 0 - 0 |
| Sat 12 Sep 1987 | Charlton Athletic H | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 19 Sep 1987 | Watford A | D | 0 - 0 |
| Tue 22 Sep 1987 | Swindon Town- Football League Cup Round 2 1st Leg A | L | 1 - 3 |
| Sat 26 Sep 1987 | Wimbledon H | W | 2 - 1 |
| Sat 3 Oct 1987 | Liverpool A | L | 0 - 4 |
| Wed 7 Oct 1987 | Swindon Town- Football League Cup Round 2 2nd Leg H | L | 1 - 3 |
| Sat 10 Oct 1987 | Luton Town H | W | 3 - 1 |
| Sat 24 Oct 1987 | Queens Park Rangers A | L | 1 - 2 |
| Sat 31 Oct 1987 | Sheffield Wednesday H | L | 1 - 2 |
| Wed 4 Nov 1987 | Tottenham Hotspur H | D | 0 - 0 |
| Sat 14 Nov 1987 | Nottingham Forest A | L | 0 - 5 |
| Wed 18 Nov 1987 | Stoke City- Full Members Cup Round 1 H | L | 0 - 3 |
| Sat 21 Nov 1987 | Everton H | L | 0 - 1 |
| Sat 28 Nov 1987 | Norwich City A | W | 1 - 0 |
| Sat 5 Dec 1987 | Coventry City H | D | 0 - 0 |
| Sat 12 Dec 1987 | Newcastle United A | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 19 Dec 1987 | Manchester United H | L | 1 - 2 |
| Sat 26 Dec 1987 | Charlton Athletic A | L | 1 - 2 |
| Mon 28 Dec 1987 | Watford H | D | 1 - 1 |
| Fri 1 Jan 1988 | Arsenal H | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sun 3 Jan 1988 | Southampton A | W | 2 - 0 |
| Sat 9 Jan 1988 | Blackburn Rovers- FA Cup Round 3 A | W | 2 - 1 |
| Sat 16 Jan 1988 | Oxford United H | D | 2 - 2 |
| Sat 23 Jan 1988 | Chelsea A | D | 0 - 0 |
| Mon 1 Feb 1988 | Sheffield United- FA Cup Round 4 H | W | 2 - 1 |
| Sat 6 Feb 1988 | Derby County H | W | 2 - 1 |
| Sat 13 Feb 1988 | West Ham United A | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 20 Feb 1988 | Bradford City- FA Cup Round 5 H | W | 3 - 0 |
| Sat 27 Feb 1988 | Liverpool H | L | 0 - 2 |
| Sat 12 Mar 1988 | Luton Town- FA Cup Round 6 A | L | 1 - 3 |
| Sat 19 Mar 1988 | Sheffield Wednesday A | L | 0 - 1 |
| Sat 26 Mar 1988 | Queens Park Rangers H | L | 0 - 1 |
| Tue 29 Mar 1988 | Luton Town A | L | 1 - 4 |
| Sat 2 Apr 1988 | Tottenham Hotspur A | W | 1 - 0 |
| Mon 4 Apr 1988 | Nottingham Forest H | L | 0 - 1 |
| Sat 9 Apr 1988 | Everton A | L | 1 - 2 |
| Tue 19 Apr 1988 | Wimbledon A | D | 2 - 2 |
| Sat 23 Apr 1988 | Norwich City H | D | 2 - 2 |
| Sat 30 Apr 1988 | Coventry City A | L | 0 - 1 |
| Mon 2 May 1988 | Newcastle United H | L | 1 - 2 |
| Sat 7 May 1988 | Manchester United A | L | 1 - 4 |
